V Date 10 May 1857 Location India (cf.

1857)[1] Result Rebellion Suppressed,

End of Company rule in India
Control taken by the British Crown
Territorial
changes Indian Empire created out of
former-East India Company territory,
some land returned to native rulers, other
land confiscated by the Crown
ïowever Delhi did appear centrestage at least once in the
road to the British rise to power: in the controversial Indian
Uprising of 1857. Debate has continued and will always go on
about whether 1857 was actually the first Indian War of
Independence or simply a mutiny.
There is enough evidence to support the fact that the Uprising
had been planned for months before the actual outbreak.
What did the revolutionaries in, apart from the fact that they
failed to spread the word beyond Central India and Delhi, was
that the Uprising did not go according to plan. It broke out
before the appointed date! If D-day had gone as per schedule,
the uprising would have broken out in many areas
simultaneously and would have been very difficult for the
British to control. ïowever as things turned out, trouble broke
out sporadically in various places in May 1857 and there was
little, if any, coordination happening. So, the British were able
to curb it with relative ease.
V Introduction -The revolt of 1857 was an important part in the history of
India.Its causes were:-
Economic - the farmers in bengal had become bankrupt due to the economis
policy of the british.They were forced to pay huge taxes for items of everyday
use.
Religious - The orthodox indians did not like the same behaviour towards them
and the downtrodden in prison,like commom kitchen.The indian soldiers were
forced to travel overseas to Great Britian which was considered as a taboo by
the religions.
Administration - The british interferred in the old customs of administration.the
indians were not taken in the administration of their own country.
Social - The age old traditions like sati,child marriage,etc. were banned by the
British.which added fuel to the fire of discontent.
Immediate cause - At the barackpore cantonment, a soldier called Mangal
pandey was hanged by the British for starting a revolt due to the rumour of the
use of the skin of pigs and cows to make cartridges of the bullets.
Conclusion - Thus, the revolt of 1857 was a major revolt which shook the
british rule in india.
V Bahadur shah
Nana Sahib
Mirza Mughal
Bakht Khan
Rani Lakshmi Bai
Tantya Tope
Begum ïazrat Mahal
Jang Bahadur
FAILURE OF REVOLT OF1857

VLACK OF PLANNING0
VLACK OFLEADERSïIP
VLACK OF ORGANISATION
Movement without planning, organization and
leadership is bound to be a failure. The revolt of 1857
was no exception. The revolt was supposed to have
started on May 31, 1857 as decided by Nana Sahib
and his colleagues. But an incident at Meerut whereby
the soldiers had to bite cartridges made of pig fat and
cow fat added fuel to the fire leading to the revolt
breaking out early. The leaders had no made plans.
The movement had no leader on top to guide people
and command obedience. Every movement reqiures
some sort of discipline and a leader to guide and help.
But since the Revolt unexpectedly broke out on May
10, 1857, there is nothing much the leaders could do.
@EPOY MUTINY
V The Mutiny or Sepoy rebellion (1857±
1858), or, as it is often referred to in
contemporary India or Pakistan, the War
for Indpendence, changed the shape of
the British empire. Before the Mutiny,
British India was ruled through a
chartered business corporation, the East
India Company, under the fiction that they
were the proxies of native princes. After
the struggle, that fiction was laid to rest.